Service Manual

9. Remove the two nylon locknuts securing the right
hand BBC cover to the BBC control box
and
remove the right hand control box half.
IO. Carefully pull the traction control cable from the
traction control lever in the BBC control box and
remove the cable. Remove the cable tie securing
the cables to the handle only if necessary.
Traction Control Cable Installation
1. Slip the new traction control cable into the
traction lever inside the BBC control box
if so
equipped.
2. Make sure that all BBC or zone start components
are still
in place (consult Handle Assembly
section, page
67, if necessary) then install the
right-hand BBC case half and secure
with the
flanged and the regular nylon locknuts.
NOTE: The flanged nylon locknut fits on the rear
carriage
bolt.
secure the BBC case halves.
3. Install the three flanged head screws to fully
4. Bend the control panel tab forward slightly to
provide complete engagement with the control
when put
in place. Snap the throttle control in
place.
5. Route the traction control cable through the
existing tie strap
(or if necessary, install a new
one) being sure that the tie strap does not kink
or damage any cables.
6. Route the traction control cable on the outside of
the handle and handle latch and down to the
transmission bet guide. Insert the end of the
cable into the belt guide
as shown in Figure 50.
Figure 50
7. Pull the cable tight, causing the transmission to
rock back, then insert the end of the sheath into
the cable support bracket from the top.
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8. Line up the black plastic transmission cover with
the guides on the deck
and the cable support
bracket and slide into place.
NOTE: It may be necessary to reach under the
deck and
tilt the transmission back slightly to get
it to drop into place.
9. Install the screen panel by slipping the traction
cable
and the BBC cable, if so equipped, into the
slot provided. Make sure that the top of the
screen panel slips below the lip
at the top of the
housing. Secure with the
two self-tapping
flanged head capscrews.
IO. Check adjustment of the traction control cable
and adjust
if necessary as described below.
Traction Control Cable Adjustment
The traction control cable is properly adjusted when all
slack
is removed from the cable and the control bar is
at 3.8 cm (1-1/2”) from the handle. (You can tell when
all slack is removed from the traction cable by feeling
for slight resistance as the control bar is raised and
also by watching
for slight movement of the black
traction cable sheath.)
Figure 51
1.
If adjustment is required, loosen the two jam nuts
on the traction control cable. (If
in doubt which
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